Chapter 124

Ciara stood to her feet. "You know that's not possible,"

Alex shrugged and watched Ciara go into the palace before standing to his feet and bounding down the porch steps, his destination, the dungeon.

Ciara found Athena sitting in the sunroom. Athena seemed to want her own privacy at this time but Ciara had no option than to disrupt it.

Athena felt another presence beside her and immediately turned to see Ciara standing at the door with an envelope in her hand.

"Come in, will you?" Athena said with a welcoming voice.

Ciara nodded and did as she was told. Athena gestured for her to take a seat and Ciara did so. Both women smiled awkwardly at each other.

"What brings you here?" Athena asked as she sipped from her cup of tea.

Ciara slid the golden envelope across the table over to Athena who took it and felt the texture of the envelope. She rubbed the edges and her fingers ran over the seal before she looked up to Ciara who was waiting for her to say som